— As the final skaters of the day, Dylan Moscovitch and Kirsten Moore-Towers from Canada skated a clean routine with a huge throw, and scored a 70.92, putting them into sixth place.

— China’s Qing Pang and Jian Tong had an emotional skate. The pair have been at the top of the skating world for years, and are in their final Olympics. The score of 73.30 put them in fourth.

— The Russian crowd was not happy with the score of Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov, but the 69.66 awarded was generous after they couldn’t finish their jumps.

— Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov did not disappoint the Russian crowd. They nailed every one of their moves, and scored an 84.17. This put them nearly five points ahead of Savchenko and Szolkowy.

— Italy’s Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek had a lackluster short, and she fell badly on their jump. Scoring just 63.57, it moved them into seventh place.

— Germany’s Savchenko and Szolkowy premiered a new short program, and the world champs did not disappoint. The crazy costumes were exactly what we’ve come to expect from them, as were the flawless jumps, huge throws, and entertainment factor. Their 79.64 easily moved them into first place.

— Canada’s Megan Duhamel and Eric Radford skated the short program in individuals even better than in the team competition. Their 72.21 moved the pair into second place, with six pairs left.

— Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimove, skating in front of a home crowd in Russian, nailed their skate. There were few errors, and the crowd exploded at their huge triple twist and side-by-side triple jumps. Their 75.21 easily moved them into first place, dropping Castelli and Shnapir into third.

Nancy Armour: Forget Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy’s new short program. I want to see what hideous costumes they’ve come up to go with it.

The Germans are debuting a new short to “Pink Panther,” the music they used for their long in 2010. Those costumes – a hot pink body suit for her, a light blue and black number for him – were some of their worst. And that’s saying something for these two, who have worn hot pants and go-go boots (her), a clown suit (him) and some garish color combination that defies description (both).

But much like a car wreck, you can’t turn your eyes away from the Germans and what they’re wearing.

— In a routine much improved from the team event, Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres dazzled with a skate that was sparkly (in uniform) and powerful (in throws and jumps.) With a 65.36, they moved into third place.

— Canada’s Paige Lawrence and Rudi Sweigers gave an entertaining, though flawed skate. They scored a 58.97, to move into fourth.

— Maylin and Daniel Wende’s of Germany’s skate to “November Rain” fell apart quickly, much like the Axl Rose-Stephanie Seymour wedding. She fell on a death spiral, and they scored just a 59.25 Following them, the Ukrainian pair scored a 44.30.

Nancy Armour: The Germans are back, and they’ve got more cowbell! The Germans brought an oversized brass cowbell to the team competition, and it seems to have been so well-received that they broke it out for Tuesday night’s pairs competition. Before Maylin and Daniel Wende skated, one of the Germans stood up and rang it several times.

— Great Britain’s Stacey Kemp and David King had a sloppy short program. She fell on a throw, and their side-by-side jumps weakly done. They scored a 44.98, which puts them in last place.

— The next U.S. pair, Felicia Zhang and Nathan Bartholomay, skated well, but without the vim as the other American pair. A 56.90 put them in third place.

— Marisa Castelli and Simon Shnapir’s short program was even better than in the team event. Castelli’s triple salchow was tight but she held on for a clean landing, and the triple salchow throw was enormous and technically perfect. The best part of every skate they do is that they clearly are enjoying themselves on the ice.

They were scored a 67.44, which puts them in second place with 14 teams left to go.

Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir of the USA just skated their best short program of the season at the Olympics. Sultry Santana.

— The Israeli pair teamed up in 2013, and their inexperience with each other showed. The skate was clean, but looked more like a practice routine than a skate at the Olympics. They scored a 53.38.

Nancy Armour: If you want to see the Americans, better find a seat right now. U.S. champs Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir skate second in the second group, with Felicia Zhang and Nathan Bartholomay right after them.

— Chang Peng and Hao Zhang took the competition up a notch in the final routine in their group, and scored a 70.59.

— The Italian male skater, Matteo Guarise, is a former world champ … in roller skating. His inexperience on ice showed as he slipped and fell while just skating. His partner, Nicole Della Monica, stayed calm and the pair continued the routine without a major mishap, and scored 51.64. After that, Austria’s Miriam Ziegler and Severin Kiefer scored a 49.62

— The scores will start relatively low, and increase throughout the competition as routines get more difficult. Japan’s Narumi Takahashi and Ryuichi Kihara skated a clean, but fairly basic routine and scored a 48.45.